Marshall’s Mark Snyder gets a reprieve

When Bowling Green receiver Freddie Barnes made his only drop of the game to preserve Marshall’s 17-10 non-conference win Saturday night, Thundering Herd coach Mark Snyder put his hands on his head along the sideline. It would have made a wonderful portrait entitled “Relief.” The game was over. His tenure as coach continues. Call the victory what you want: an injunction, a bandage or a stay of execution. But the call from the governor came through in the form of Brian Anderson rolling right and hitting Antavious Wilson for a touchdown. It came in the form of Darius Marshall dashing 80 yards down the sideline for a score. It came in the form of a defense that cut Bowling Green’s average offensive output in half. “I’ve not coached that hard in four years,” said an exhausted Snyder as he made his way to his office. “I have no voice.” The man is giving his all. Because he has to. The MU natives are restless. And if the 3-point spot Bowling Green was giving Marshall at Joan C. Edwards Stadium wasn’t an accurate measure of the team’s strength, it was an indicator of how desperate times had become. – Gazette-Mail